Talking Headways Podcast: Building the Dutch Cycling City
Let's face it, we can learn a lot from the Dutch!
By
Jeff Wood
12:01 AM EDT on September 7, 2018
This week we’re joined by Chris and Melissa Bruntlett to talk about their new book, Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality. They chat about their trip to the Netherlands and their experiences in a number of different cities and how they relate to the North American context. We also chat about overflowing bike parking, why bikes are often left behind, and how street design is better than signs.
Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.
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